Applin 185/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Twilight Masquerade is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. Applin is 185/167, in position 185 of 226 on this checklist. Before it is 184 Lairon, and after it is 186 Tatsugiri. The collector number is above the printed set size of 167. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Applin is a Basic Dragon Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Applin (#840), generation 8 (Galar). The card lists Flapple, Flapple (#841) under evolves to.

Katsunori Sato illustrated this card. The same name is on 4 other cards in the catalog.

Applin (#840) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2025. The earliest other card is Applin 20/192 in Rebel Clash (2020). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Mizue illustrated that card, and Katsunori Sato illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is H.

The attack Find a Friend lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Rolling Tackle is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Fire. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Applin lives inside an apple. When an Applin is separated from its apple, its body loses moisture and the Pokémon grows weak." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Twilight Masquerade, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Twilight Masquerade set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Applin can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.